Mohamed Bamba nominated for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award

Mohamed Bamba can add the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award to his list of nominations for this season.

Texas’ talented freshman center is one of 10 finalists for
the award, which honors the best center in the college basketball. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame picks the winner. The award
is named after Abdul-Jabbar, arguably the greatest center in college basketball history and the NBA’s all-time leading scorer,
and was established in 2015.

Bamba would be the first freshman to win the award. Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky was the inaugural winner, followed by Utah’s
Jakob Poeltl and Gonzaga’s Przemek Karnowski.

In his first 23 college games, Bamba is averaging 13.2 points and a Big 12-leading 10.8 rebounds per game. He also leads the
country in
total blocks (95) and is second in blocks per game (4.1).

Bamba appeared on the midseason watch list for
the Wooden Award, given to the best overall player in the nation. He’s also a Naismith Award finalist, another award that names the best player
in the country.